Tag: BBC news
Coronavirus: How exposed is your job? – BBC News
Millions of workers are doing their day jobs from makeshift set-ups in their living rooms and kitchens, while those in England who can't work...
Cities struggling to boost urban tree cover – BBC News
Many cities around the globe are struggling to reconcile ambitious environmental targets with development pressures, a study has suggested.
Scientists in Melbourne recorded a net...
Coronavirus: Garden centres switch to virtual personal shopping – BBC News
Garden centres and nurseries are offering online personal shopping services to reduce wastage.
Companies have been live streaming videos of their centres and FaceTiming and...
Zap! How microwaves and electricity are killing weeds – BBC News
"Why are you carpet-cleaning the flowerbeds?" is the question most commonly directed at Jonathan Greatrex and his team at the Glamorgan Council parks department.
And...
Come strawberry picking with robots – BBC News
A shortage of migrant fruit-pickers is driving demand for robotic alternatives, say strawberry producers.
Some of these prototype machines pick, others snip, but all claim...